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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-17
FOR NEW YORK.

FOR NEW YORK
<sz. Steamers leave New York from Old
S9EssIgs Dominion Steamship Company's pier, 26
North river. EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY,
and FRIDAY, at p. IN.
Steameis for New York EVERY TUESDAY
and FRIDAY. Freight received daily.
The steamers Of this company mako connec'
tio.s Ct Nortc;k for all points East; at Ne"
York with I'll points West and Northwest, and al
Ale-andria With Virginia Midland Railway and
Wasni.1col and Ohio Railroad. Through rates
given anG freight handled carefully and promptly
FoI further information apply to
F. A. REED & CO., Agent,
Janneys wha-i
j. W. THOMPSON, President.
1416 street,
sop27-tt Washington, D. c.
(,LYDE's STEAM LINE WEEKLY I,
PHILADELPHIA. 49,
Appointed sailing days from Alexa Il EF.
cry TUESDAY and from Philadelph. EVER
SATURDAY.
This line connects at Alexandria with the Viz.
ginia Midland and Washington and Ohio railroads
and at Philadelphia with Clyde's regular Steam
ships
Freight forwarded with promptness and care
free of commissions.
No charge for transfer in Philadelphia. Quich
time Frequent departures. Through rates ano
through bills of lading given. Insurance al the
lowest rates.
Agents
f. A. REED & CO., Alexandria
WM P. CLYDE & CO., Philadelphia
JOHNSON & CO.. Wash. & Georgtn.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-17

NTOODBURN SARyIN WHEELs-Just re-.
w ceived direct from Indianapolis, Indiana, a
supply of the above Wheels, to which We ask the
attention of dealers. Springs, Axles, Felloe
Plates, Steel Tires, and other goods in same line
will be sold at small advance by
]. T. CREIGHTON & SON,
oct27 32S King, corner of Royal street.
CUTICURA PLASTERS-New and original,
~ and vastly superior to any other plaster for
destroying pain wherever located or from what
ever cause produced, together with all the other
Cuticurs Preparations, Ointments, Resoivents,
Soaps, &C., just received at
WAKEFIELD HALLS,
apt Corner Prince and Fairfax SITS.
WROUGHT sPIhEs FOR BRIDGE and BOAT
w BUILDERS at sS King, corner of Royal
street. An assortment Of sizes for sale cheap to
sop27 1T. CREIGHTON & SON.
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DRUGS, CHEMICALS, &c.

DRUGS, CHEMICALS, &c.
Epw'p. 8, LEApBEAgEs. THos. tEADBEArzl
II s. LEADBEkTER & BRO.,
u. Nos. and 8. Fairfax st.,
Established 1892,
DEALERS IN
PURE DRUGS and MEDICINES, CHEMICALS
PAINTS, OILS, PROPRIETARY MEDI-
CINEs, GARDEN SEEDS, SPICES,
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS,
FINE TOILET GOODS, &c.
Proprietors Of Anodyne Pectoral, Lubricatins
Lininient, Essence Jamaica Ginger ard Cough
Syrup; and Agents fol- Ayers Medicines, Ready
mixed and Tinted Gloss Paints, &c.
Every effort will be made to maintain the high
reputation Of our old establishment. my3
A A. WAKEFIELD,
n. Successor to Janney & Co.,
DEALER IN
DRUGS, PAINTS, UILS, GARDEN SEED,
WINDOW GLASS. SPICES.
Acids, Dye Stuffs and Druggists Sundries.
Physicians prescriptions carefully compounded.
Orders and inquiries from the country promptly
NEW BUILDING,
sep1 No. 6o4 King street.
SAMUEL s H IUST'
CORNER KING AND FAIRFAX STREETS,
Dealer in
DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
FANCY and TOILET ARTICLES.
PERFUMERY, BRUSHES, &C., &c.
Physicians prescriptions carefully prepared at
all hours, day and night. spa
VA F. CREIGHTON & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRUGS CHEMICALS, PAINTS, PATENT
MEDICINES, OILS DYE STUFFS,
GARDEN SEEDS, &C.. &C.
Corner King and Royal streets,
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded
Orders will receive prompt attention.
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John D. a. LUNT,
successor to Lunt & Davidson.
DEALER IN DRUGS. CHEMICALS. PATENT
MEDICINES AND FANCY ARTICLES.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-17

"A and Red Warrior" Chopping Axes Over
100 dozen of these celebrated goods in store All
the regular weights and shapes Wholesale and
retail JAS. F. CABIN & SONS,
sep4 Alexandria Va
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-17

NEW PATENT ADJUSTABLE IRON
IN PLANES-The subscribers have received q
lot of the above Planes as pies, to which they
invite attention ut the southeast corner Of King
and Royal streets at loo prices. Cali and examine.
aug16 J. T. CKEIGHT & SON.
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OFFICERS.
President, Hon. W. p. CaNADAY.
Washington, D. c.
Secretary, WILLIAM S. oDELL,
Washington, d. c.
Vice President, J. O. BARTON.
Marc Island Navy Yard, Cal.
Treasurer Hon. JOHN B. sHIPMAN,
Washington, D. c.
General Manager, CEAs w. CUNNINGHAM,
blackberry, Arizona.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22

you leap and consider the matter of breaking up to get better country. Arkansas IS a good country for peo- pie of small capital. We can raise almost anything we desire. When ever farmers begin to prepare for farming right and devote their whole attention lo it, and do their duty, there will be great change. We as farmers need not expect to make money over handed and fail to give our attention to stock and produce. Generally put in about twice the amount of crop we ought to, espec- ially is this true of cotton. We ought to raise q sufficient amount of every thing we can, then we would not have to buy everything we consume. Our smoke houses are kept up north instead os at home k. Mr. G. S. Brown has recently come back from the Chickasaw nation-says hls stock is doing well <. The Rev. j.. II. Hof, who belonged to the Arkan sas conference of the NJ. E. church returns to day to his old home Tn Missouri. Success to him.
 .FassssfaI
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22

A DEs ARC dispatch to the Little Rock Democrat says that at the special election held June II, 1887, the bondsmen of H. R. Ward were relieved of all responsibility on said bond, by vote surprising to the bondsmen themselves. For relief 66S, while against relief was only IA. Ward was county treasurer and while in office was robbed of several thousand dollars. The leg lslature passed bill providing for an election in his county to deter mine whether the people desired to relieve the bondsmen from paying the amount stolen. The election was held and the bondsmen, who were mostly farmers, had friends enough to shield them from liability on the bond.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22
A VERY seasonable number is DE,

A VERY seasonable number is DEM oREsT's MONTHLY for July. The beautifully illustrated trip on "The Lower St. Lawrence River makes us wish we were of the jolly party. Allan Quartermain, or Proving City," by the author of She takes us to the cool uplands of Africa, and thrills us with wonderful adventure, while the other stories lead us by pleasant paths to the oceans shore, where we listen to what "Ghe wild waves" are saving.
 The articles on flowers are full of information, as are the other depart ments, for which this wonderful Magazine is noted, "Uur Girls, '" Home Art and Home Comfort, !" "Sanitarian," "What Women are do. ing" "The Worlds Progress, 2 "Chats,n Household" "Mirror of Fashions,' Correspondence Club, ,' "Prohibltion," etc., the whole pro fusely illustrated, and making up a Magazine that every lady should possess.
 w. Jennings Demorest, Publisher, l5 East Fourteenth Street, N. Y.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22

THE following from the Washing ton Press is so true that we publish and commend 1t to all whose toes it pinches:
 "The only men who are of worth to town or community are those who can forget their own selfish ends long enough and who are liberal enough ID their ideas to en- courage every pubic and private enterprise-w who are ready with brain and purse to forward any project that is calculated to build up the town and enhance It's importance. The enterprise and push of q com munity in it's infancy IS the founda tion of it's permanent success. A town might as well prepare for it's funeral as to become indifferent to the enterprise and industry in it's midst. Men who come to town to make it their future home, who can't see far enough ahead of them to see that money placed judiciously in q public enterprise of their own town will bear hundred fold in the appreciation of their property, are to be pitied. They belong to a class who are ever ready to take all they can of some one else's building and enterprise, but are not wiling to do anything themselves. It is the town with the most enterprising citizens in it which grows most rapidly"
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22
Southern Writers.

PErERsoN's s MAGAZINE for July be- gins new serial, s'Along the Bayou, by the very popular Southern writer" Miss Alice Bowman, which promises even to surpass her former stores. Mss Bowman is undoubtedly wo- man of Senius, wonderfully correct in her delineation of Creole charac- ter. and her patois is the most natur- al ever put in print. Some of the most popular authors of the South are among the contributors for "Pe- terson." Miss NJ. c. M'Clelland ranks prominently in the list, and there are. besides, Mrs. NJ. Shelley Peters, whose dialect stories have proved so successful, Mrs. Emma Garrison Jones, Miss Alice Maud Ewell, and others. This fact is nat urally of special interest in our sec ton of the country, and we have q right to feel proud of the rapidly growing prominence which South ern writers are claiming in the litera ture of the land. There is scarcely an American author who, during the past ten years, has achieved marked celebrity at home or in England, but belongs to the South, and it is only just to 'sPeterson" to admit that it's columns have introduced more young Southern writers to notice than any other magazine. Regard ed both from an artistic and literary point of yew, "Peterson" takes rank among the best of the first class periodicals, while, in the matter Of fashion, needlcwork patterns, and instruction of all.sorts available ins households, it bears of the palm from all the other lady's magazines Terms two dollars year, with great reductions to clubs, and splendid premiums. Address, PETERSON 8 MAGAZINE, 306 Chesnut Street, Phil adelphia, Pa.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22

take occasion to speak again in the future). The sugar tree and white walnut grow here in abundance. We have no rocks and plenty of peo
 pie who never saw one as big as a mans hand. The people are no better nor much worse than in Ar kansas. About one-half of the pop. nlation are negroes. They are gen erally quiet and many of them are democrats. We have no B. of K. or Band of Fools" of any kind. There is no whisky here nearer than the city and there is a grand temper ance movement on foot here. Farm CTS are busy cutting clover. It grows finely and IS one of the beau ties of this country. Wheat is good, but oats is little of. Health is good now, but we have malarIa, un- dertakers and grave yards and if one will stay here long enough he will die sure. With many kind wishes for you and the readers Of the DEMOCRAT, remain your friend,
 NJ. c. LEARN.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22
CORRESPONDENCE.
pondence off the Democrat,

COrfe5pOnucnCt OI tnc DtmoCTdts
 RUssELLvILLE, June 14.-A few days ago while in Dover, I was chal- lenged by Mir. H. Bradley for pub lie discussion of the political issues of the day, which of course 1 accept ed, the time and place to be agreed on between us.
 In the last issue of your paper notice communication over the NOM DE PLUME of AUNT WASH, in which there appears challenge to meet me either at kussellville, Do yer or Atkins, to discuss political issues.
 Now as 1 am not in any way con. nected with the publication of the DEMOCRAT, 1 have no way of know ing who the nom de plume writers oi that journal are. Aunt Wash may be MT. Brady or Mrs. somebody else. She may be encased in whale bone and calico or snugly housed Tn trousers. She may resemble the sable curtains of night, or revel in all the glorles oi CaucaSSlan lndlvld' uality. At any rate 1 know no such individual as Aunt Wash.
 I stand prepared to defend my DO litical principles (formed by inves- tigation and research before the people at any time. Should Aunt Wash prove to be my friend MT. H Brady of Dover, Ia gentleman foI whom I entertain the highest res pect), and if he will come over his own name he will be accommodated with all my heart.
 Hoping that this will be satisfac. tory to the old lady, l am, Mir. Ed itor, very respectfully yours,
 J. M. MALLETT.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22

HoN. Dan w. Jones, in recent interview positively declines to be come candidate for governor next year. He regards the office an hon or worthy of any mans ambition, but hls duty to his family and aver sion to purely political honors deter him from entering the race. Mir. Jones is one of the most popular men in the state, lawyer of acknowl
 edged ability and a patriotic citizen.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22

THE election of Wm. k. Chandler to the United States Senate by the New Hampshire legislature goes to show how rapidly the republican party is degenerating After his dizzy record as Secretary of the na' val department, almost bankrupting the government while building nc navy, ought to have deterred honest men from supporting him for any office. It is plain that if the repub lican rascals are to be turned out and kept out the democrats must at tend to the work.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22

THE annual meeting of the Arkan- sas State Teachers Association con venes at Lonoke to day. We see il stated that Senator Blair, the author of the educational bill before con gress, which proposes to help reduce the surplus to the extent of many millions, will be present, and listen to the discussion of his bill by the leading educators of the state. Mir Blair IS enroute to Hot Springs and his presence at the State Association is moro accidental than otherwise.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22
Correspondence of the Democrat

APPLETON, Ark, June l0.-We again knock for admittance into the columns of the dear old DEMOCRAT. Our long silence has been uninten
 tional, but could not we'll be other wise. !. Our farmers are about up with thelr work and their cotton and corn is looking just splendid. Wheat in this vicinity is not very good, oats hardly average with good seas ons. Aunt Mary Richardson is confined to her bed, being severely afflicted with rheumatic pains. We hope the dear old lady may soon re- gain her wonted strength. Little Noly Poe is dangerously i'll, Etta Powers is confined to her bed, ty- phoid fever being the cause. There has been two deaths slnce our last writing in this community~-one of Uncle Billy Darter's children and the widow Thatchers baby. To say tLe least of it, we have had and are having great deal of sickness
 The Hon. Judge Davis, of Russell vile, was in our town last Tuesday. We hope the Judge was favorably impressed with our little city, as he has not passed this way since it has been a town. Mir. Hugh Hill will teach school the coming summer in Dis. No. 2S Conway county. Those people have nice young gentleman to teach for them and we wish him much success in that great work. Mir. Ben Garrlguss, who has been in Texas for few months, has return ed satisfied, we hope, to stay at home .I If you will excuse me for this little sheet, we will write again.
 BILL JUG.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22
Fourth of .JuIy CeIebrations

The following circular, originally printed in the Journal of United Labor, is sent to the Local Assem- blles of the Order by direction oI the General Master Workman, and appropriate action will be taken as recommended
 For several years the pratice Of holding demonstrations and celebra- tions on the Fourth of July has been dylng out. The old and the middle aged are forgetting that on the fourth day Of July, l776, a nation was born and government was in-
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22
An Important Element

Of the success of Hoods Sarsapa. rllla is the fact that every purchaser receives fair equivalent fer his money. The familiar headline HOO Doses One Dollar stolen by lmita- tors, is original with and true only of Hoods Sarsaparila. This can easily be proven by any one who de sires to test the matter. For real economy, buy only Hoods Sarsapa- rilla. Sold by all druggists.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22
t.s , a Third Party.


 considerably agitated over the labor question, Tn one way or another, and the blatant demagogues and would be politician are taking advantage of the condition Jf affairs to make an ef- fort at leading the masses bllndly into some political organlzation as the panacea for all their burdens. And it IS sad fact, that the effort is somewhat successful. They prate of the liberty of the laboring man, and his right to think and act for himself politically, and tell him that the two old parties are trying to prevent him from it. And without considering the great difference be tween independent politics and par tisan politics, many of our best clti- zens are rushing headlong into the thlrd party vortex. The highsound- ing name, Labor party. IS used to catch the unsuspecting, while the only labor about it is that done by the demagogue leaders to obtain a following. Our system of govern ment is such that every man is Tn a sense a politician; and every man, in exercising the highest privilege of q free man, should act with eau tion, after mature dellberation. and upon sound principles linen of hon esty sobriety and competency for of flee. Upon every voter rests share of the responsibility of selecting the officers Of the Governments-S State and national-and when the selec ton is made upon any other ground --class, sectional or personal-than those before named, the voter per petrates wrong both upon himlelf the whole people. That the Demo cratic and Republican parties are here to remain-not to be broken down or swallowed up by any third party, needs no prophet to assure. And that the surest way to bring each up to the highest standpoint Of politics, is for the people who com pose those partles to right the wrongs within their own lines. When party so far dehases it's pur poses as to put forward a man for office known to be corrupt, those who do the voting should feel them selves absolved from any obligation to elect him. The "stay at homes" and the s'scratchers' have wonder full good effect on machine politics, occasionally. Col. E. A. Warren, who has tried the third party busi- ness until he is fully satisfied of it's futility, has this very lucid and sen- sible item upon the subject, in re cent number of the Texarkana h. dependent;
 sIf the labor element will steer clear of boycotts and strikes, and observe a manly independence at the ballot box it will teach all politi cal parties that the people have some rights that are entitled to con sideration by the congress and leg islatures of the country. We do not mean to say that as political party the labor element can accom- plish anything, because we do not believe it can, and have long since concluded that there is no room in this country for third party. The two old parties have long been in existence and will, we~believe, con tinue until the end of time, but the labor element can do much towards teaching the leaders that political bosslsm, moneyed monopolies and gigantic corpoiations shall no long CT control the Legislation of the country"
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22

certainly most creditable and fiber al showing for the second year of the Democratic Administration which should heartily commend 1t to the soldiers of the Union as per fectly safe guardian of their inter ests, despite Republican assertion to the contrary.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22
rnrRr are lS.O bod Mexiean Pe

THERE are 1S,000 Mexican Pen sion claims on file in the Bureau for which certificates are being is sued at the rate Of 250 a day. Thls work will be disposed of by Septem- Der 30th next, and is done ny a voluntary detail of clerks from the regular force, after office hours, as Congress failed to comply with the request for additional clerks to do the extra work required The pres ent fiscal year, winch closes on July 30th will show the largest labor in granting original pensions of any year in the country's history, exceed ing even the year 1866, when 50,l77
 new names were placed on the roll;
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22
J. II. MoELwEE.
Correspondence oftne Democrat.

Correspondence ofthe Democrat.
 TlPToN, TENN, June S.-We have just had fine rain and l thought a few items from this part of the world would perhaps be read with interest by many friends in Old Pope and Texas. We are living 25 miles north of the great city oi Memphis, on Big Creek, five miles from the c. 0, & s. w. R. R. Land is very fine in this section and commands high price. There is large tract here containing l2,000 acres known as Spate land. It was taken up by him about 80 years ago under the laws of North Carolina, and IS now partly on the market. have bought a farm oG of this tract, paying $30 per acre. l have just laid by my corn and it is very fine. Crops here are simply booming, having never suffered for rain or work. This let ter only represents Big Greek valley. l say valley for It is surrounded with poor, hilly, broken country--a country l think has long since reach ed its meridian. This is finely timbered region. We have the finest poplar and white oak l have ever seen in any country. GOT this may
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22
Correspondence of the Democrat.

LONDON, Ark, June 15.-It was our painful duty on Tuesday, the 7th inst, to attend the burial oI Miss Addle Wakefield, who died the day before at her fathers at George town. Her funeral was preached in the Methodist church at this place (of which she was member) by the Rev. MT. Boyles, F. E. of this dis trict, and then her remains were peacefully laid away in the London cemetery, attended by large num- Der of sorrowing relatives and friends, there to remain until awakened by the last trump, when she will come forth and receive tue reward that awaits the faithful. She leaves a host of mourning friends. No one could have been taken that would have been missed more in our church and Sunday school. She was a christian in the striotest sense of the term. HER FRIEND.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22
Correspondence of the Democrat.

Correspondence of the Democrat.
 LOUISIANA, Mo-, June 14.-I am having nice time in my old state, the place of my birth Crops are as fine as the world can produce, and everything is looking so cheerful I have accepted location in Pike county, this state. And as l am al ways so glad to hear from old Pope and the many good friends in that part of the state, l shall be pleased to have you send me the DEMOCRAT to Estes. | should love to hear from all the boys. :. Farmers are harvesting wheat, the yield per acre will be 16 to 40 bushels. Oats as fine as ever grew. Everything is cheap except horses and mules. They are worth from $40 to $500, but they are just as fine as can be. 1 know it would do some of my med ical friends good to drive some of them. They would not get so tired taking long ride in the hot season. Health is fine. l am happy as a big sunflower.
 J. II. MoELwEE.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22

A RECENT decision of the supreme court in the case of the city of Pine Bluff vs. James settles the question of the power of city councils to force property owners to build and main tain sidewalks along their premises. The court holds that such power is vested in said councils. In many towns of the state sidewalks have been put down very reluctantly, be cause of the doubt as to the power of city authorities to force them built. This decision settles the question and sidewalks must be put down when ordered by the proper authorities.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22

THE supreme court of Missouri re fuses to reverse the decision of the lower court in the case of Maxwell! alias Brooks for the murder of Prel Ter. This means that he will hang August 12th unless same supernatur- al power comes to his rescue.
The Russellville Democrat., 1887-06-22

THE mugwumps are sitting down on Sherman very violently. They pronounce his presidential boom a failure, and say that his effort to boom himself by awakening echoes of the dead and busted issues will not win. The mugwumps are in for reform and know good thing when they see it.